(03-19) 15:30 PDT OAKLAND -- A gang member was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for blindly opening fire into an Oakland restaurant and bar and killing two men.

Clem Thompkins, 25, and a second man, Lamar Fox, 25, were outside the now-defunct Sweet Jimmie's at 311 Broadway near Jack London Square the night of April 25, 2011 when they saw rival gang members.

They two left to retrieve an assault rifle, and then Thompkins opened fire indiscriminately into the restaurant. The bullets killed two patrons, Bill Jenkins, 27, of Oakland and Adam Williams, 22. Both had young children.

In November, a jury convicted Thompkins and Fox of two counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted murder, gang and gun enhancements and the special circumstance of committing multiple murders.

Relatives of the victims spoke at Thompkins' sentencing hearing in Oakland before Judge Vern Nakahara of Alameda County Superior Court.

"The court sentenced Mr. Thompkins to exactly what he deserved, which is life in prison without the possibility of parole," said Deputy District Attorney Tim Wellman, adding that Thompkins' actions showed that "he had absolutely no regard for human life. This is the sentence that justice requires."